There is a great deal of enthusiasm for laser liposuction today. There are some potential advantages to the laser liposuction technique, but the most important thing for you is to find an experienced, expert, board certified plastic surgeon that you are comfortable with and trust.

Dear Lindsay, Thank you for your email about the risks of laser liposuction. Laser liposuction is a new procedure so there is not much information about problems, risks, and complications published yet. Much of the marketing for laser liposuction, laser liposculpture and laser body sculpting give the impression that the new procedure is a safe, [...]

Dear Cindy, Thank you for your question about laser liposuction for the double chin. Before now plastic surgery was required to eliminate a double chin, but new laser liposuction technology can melt neck fat and tighten neck skin to eliminate your double chin. See results of this remarkable new technology in the before and after [...]

Dear Mary Beth, I am sorry to hear of your difficult recovery after liposuction. Skin irregularities-lumps, bumps, and depressions are common risks of liposuction and are very distressing. I would have to examine you to tell if anything can be done to improve the liposuction contour deformities. The laser liposuction, in my experience, does tend [...]

Dear Celeste, Thank you for your email. One of the best applications of laser liposuction is to treat contour deformities or skin irregularities and lumps after liposuction. The new laser liposuction tip has a blinking light which is visible through the skin, thus the doctor can see where the laser fiber is and accurately dissolve [...]

Dear Martha, Thank you for your question about laser liposuction. You are very lucky that you have waited until now to consider having liposuction, or liposculpture body contouring. The new laser liposuction techniques are a vast improvement over traditional methods. The new laser technology melts fat and tightens skin resulting in a much gentler liposculpture [...]

Dear Jane, Thank you for your question. In my opinion one of the major advantages of the laser liposuction technique is that laser liposuction, unlike traditional liposuction, can be safely used on smaller fat deposits in thinner people. The worry with traditional liposuction is that the suction process can take out too much fat near [...]

Dear Kelly, I hate my double chin too. Millions of people do. A tight neck line and jaw line create a beautiful, youthful and fit look to the face. Previously a surgical neck or face lift was required to correct a double chin and or jowls (see before and after face lift picture below): Today, [...]